UNahume
1 Nansi isimemezelo salokho okuzakwehlela iNiniva:+ Ibhuku lombono kaNahume* um-Elikhoshi:
2 UJehova nguNkulunkulu ofuna sizinikele kuye kuphela+ njalo uyaphindisela,
UJehova uyaphindisela futhi ukulungele ukutshengisa ulaka lwakhe.+
UJehova uyaphindisela ezitheni zakhe,
Ulaka lwakhe ulugcinela izitha zakhe.
3 UJehova uyaphuza ukuthukuthela+ njalo ulamandla amakhulu,+
Kodwa loba sekutheni uJehova kasoze ayekele ukujezisa labo okumele bajeziswe.+
Endleleni yakhe kuqubuka isivunguzane lesiphepho,
Amayezi aluthuli lwezinyawo zakhe.+
4 Uyalukhuza ulwandle+ alwenze lome qha!
Enze yonke imifula itshe.+
IBhashani leKhameli kuyabuna,+
Lamaluba aseLebhanoni ayabuna.
5 Izintaba ziyanyikinyeka ngenxa yakhe,
Lamaqaqa ayancibilika.+
Umhlaba uzagedezela ngenxa yobuso bakhe,
Kugedezele lelizwe kanye lalabo abahlala kulo.+
6 Ngubani ongayimela intukuthelo yakhe?+
Ngubani ongakumela ukuvutha kolaka lwakhe?+
Ulaka lwakhe luzalavuka njengomlilo,
Amatshe aqhekezeke ngenxa yakhe.
7 UJehova muhle+ njalo uyinqaba* ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka.+
Uyabazi* labo abaphephela kuye.+
8 Uzalitshabalalisa kokuphela idolobho lelo* ngesikhukhula esikhulu,
Ubumnyama buzakwembesa izitha zakhe.
9 Likhona yini icebo ongalibumba elingamelana loJehova?
Phela yena utshabalalisa kokuphela,
Uhlupho alusoze lubuye okwesibili.+
10 Abantu beNiniva banxibene njengameva,
Bafanana labantu abadakwe butshwala,
Kodwa bazaphela njengamahlanga awomileyo atshiswe ngumlilo.
11 Kuwe* kuzavela lowo obumba amacebo amabi ngoJehova,
Ekunika amacebo angelancedo.
12 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Lanxa abantu laba bebanengi futhi beqine saka,
Bazabhujiswa banyamalale.
Ngakwehlisela uhlupho* kodwa kangisoze ngiphinde ngikwenze lokho.
13 Ngizakwephula ijogwe akuthwalise lona,+
Ngiqume lamaketane akubophe ngawo.
14 Nanku uJehova akutshoyo ngawe,*
‘Ibizo lakho kalisoze liqhubeke likhona.
Ngizadiliza izithombe ezibaziweyo lezibunjwe ngensimbi ezisendlini yabonkulunkulu* bakho.
Ngizakwenzela ingcwaba ngoba uyenyanyeka.’
15 Khangelani ezintabeni libone inyawo zalowo oletha izindaba ezinhle,
Lowo omemezela ukuthula.+
Nanza imikhosi yakho+ awu Juda, ugcwalise izifungo zakho,
Umuntu ongelancedo kasoze aphinde adlule kuwe,
Uzabhujiswa ngokupheleleyo.”